A length is not, on the face of it, the winning margin of an outstanding champion. Frankel, after all, had seven to spare when he underlined his brilliance in the International Stakes here in 2012.
But some one-length victories are more equal than others and both the manner of City Of Troy’s success on Wednesday and the course-record time he recorded as he did so will ensure that his defeat of Calandagan in the 53rd running of this race will rightly be remembered as one of the finest of all.
